Mridangam Maestro T.K. Murthy Gets Chembai Award
T.K. Murthy, a 103-year-old Padma awardee, will receive the Sree Guruvayurappan Chembai Award. He is being honoured for nine decades of contribution to Carnatic music. Minister K. Muraleedharan will inaugurate the Chembai Music Festival on November 6.
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The Chembai Music Festival is named after the Carnatic singer Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, and Padma awards are among India's top civilian honours. Carnatic music is the classical music tradition of South India.
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